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Alex Pall spent his childhood growing up as a DJ. He had a passion for the music that would lead him into a band known as the Chainsmokers. This career came about upon meeting Andrew Taggart.

Alex Pall had been spending many of his nights in the clubs around NYC. He would perform nightly for club after club and then under the direction of the manager they have now, he met Andrew Taggart and soon after, the Chainsmokers were released. The pair of men each held their own love for electronic music and with Avicii being so popular, they knew they could make something for themselves. It was then that the two of them decided to take things further and set out torecord their own hits.

Up until the last album was released, the one thing that the duo had not done was feature music with the two of them performing the songs. The music was mixed under their direction but there were no musical words being delivered from the duo. That was up until now. With new singles under their belt such as “Closer”, the duo was stretching outtheir musical direction.

The duo had their fair share of chart toppers but the latest round of singles proved to be what the band really needed. Fans were experiencing first hand what the band was experiencing. They could feel the hurt and joy from within the music. If they wanted to take it a step further and know more firsthand, the use of social media allowed fans a sneak peak into what the band was up to.

Andrew Taggart was always interested in being a DJ and when he met Alex, they were sure to hit it off. No one predicted however that they would have hit if off as well as they did or would be as popular as they are today. From producing to performing, the Chainsmokers have shown fans that this side of music has a place on the Billboard Top Hits. With singers performing alongside of the Chainsmokers like Halsey, there is no end to the type of hits they are sure to produce.

Alex Pall shares his story of how he got started with the band The Chainsmokers. In the beginning he was simply doing DJ work as a hobby. It wasn’t until he finally realized, after much thought, that dance music was his love and he wanted to do it full time. That prompted him to quit his job and begin a new Journey. Once he met Drew and they both discovered they had the same ambitions, the rest is history. The two have collaborated and written songs together for years. Pall states their work is always about self-discovery and knowing when to check yourself. He says him and Drew are always questioning things and they continue doing that today.

Pall says they write the songs along with the songwriters. He believes this is important. During a session, they all chime in putting ideas out there to consider. In the new age of Instagram, Pall talks about how its a benefit because now they can pinpoint their fan base. He says thanks to the platform they know who is listening to their music and how it effects them. They are getting a clear idea of their demographics with fans in South Africa to the Philippines. Pall says they enjoy getting messages about how a family’s daughter loves their music and they share the video. He says this is the coolest thing and knows their music is transcending on a huge scale.

Pall and Drew continue to push themselves because their audience is constantly changing. They’ve been around the world nearly three times and its something they are very grateful for. He says its on them to create new and exciting shows. One in particular will have Drew singing. Pall says their shows are just going to get bigger than ever. They now doing a festival and performing live. The Chainsmokers are selling out shows way in advance. Pall is heavily invested in making the shows exciting visually and developing new content. The goal is to give fans a great time when attending their shows. Pall is dedicated to pushing boundaries and providing new experiences people can enjoy.

The Chainsmokers are a popular and world wide known DJ/production duo in New York consisting of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart under the management of Adam Alpert. Pall had grown up DJing, made music and art history at the New York University, and he was working in Chelsea, Manhattan at an art gallery before he was introduced to Taggart by Alpert. Taggart, on the other hand, had taken an interest in DJing, and he released his songs on the Soundcloud website. He went to Syracuse University, and he was an intern at Interscope Records before meeting with Pall. He left Maine to go and join the duo after he was informed that there was a slot in a duo managed by Alpert after Bixler left.

They started by making a name for themselves by producing songs of their favorite indie bands which got a lot of streams, and they collaborated with Priyanka Chopra who is an Indian recording artist and actress, on a song they named Erase in 2012 which was followed by another one in 2013 called The Rookie. When they were asked by a reporter why they call themselves The Chainsmokers, Pall said he loved smoking weed in college and the time of conception was just like he was in college again, but Taggart said that it was just a name.

In 2013, December, they released their debut single “selfie” for free and Dim Mak Records took it over and then later released it in January the following year. The song was a breakthrough and life-changing for both of them since the single went international and it improved on the Dance Songs chart. They released “Kanye” a song that featured sirenXX on the 5th of August, 2014 and seven months later they featured Great Good Fine OK, which is an American synthpop group, in a song they named Let You Go.

The Chainsmokers have done many outstanding songs and performances, and they have managed to get to the top of several music lists such as the Billboard’s Dance 100 list. Their music blurs the lines between hip-hop, dance music, indie, and pop music. They have cited several artists as influences to their music. They have shown that great success lies in togetherness and commitment in what we do.